Following the recent poll, here is the GP series for 2026! As always, the calendar is subject to amendments and some details are still to be confirmed. What is the GP Series?The Club presents a calendar of races throughout the year, with at least one race over the ‘classic’ distances: 5K, 5 Miles, 10K, 10... Continue Reading →
Great Eastern Run
On Sunday 12th October 2025, 33 members of the green and black army stepped out of the morning fog to take on the challenge of the AEPG Great Eastern Run Half Marathon. The flat, fast course began and ended at the Embankment, weaving through Peterborough City Centre, heading to Werrington before returning to the finish... Continue Reading →
Sleaford 10K
On Friday 8th August, 23 of Grantham Running Club’s finest descended on the village of Scredington for the Sleaford Striders Summer 10k event. This race was the latest fixture on Grantham Running Club’s own GP series. Starting and finishing at Scredington Village Hall, the route is on quiet roads with some gentle hills and a... Continue Reading →
Peterborough 5K Series – Ferry Meadows
Five members of Grantham Running Club took part in the final race of the Peterborough 5K Grand Prix Series which was held at Ferry Meadows on the 6th August. Sarah, Caroline, Peter, Jake and Paul The course was one of the best in the Series - flat and on decent footpaths which enabled some very... Continue Reading →
Heckington 10 Mile
Held on the last full weekend in July, the Heckington Show is a quintessentially English Summer event. Saturday 26th July saw 15 members of Grantham Running Club head to enjoy the show and take on the sell-out Heckington 10-mile race, which forms part of the club's GP series. The race started off with cooler conditions... Continue Reading →
GRC 5K
The 5th edition of the ever-popular GRC 5K race took place at Harrowby Hall Lane on 04 July 2025. In near perfect conditions, the race which doubled up as Round 13 of the GRC GP Series attracted a bumper 76 runners, made up of regular club members and members of this years Begin to Run... Continue Reading →
Whissendine 6ix
For most people, a hot Friday evening during a heatwave would present an ideal opportunity to relax in a beer garden complaining about the temperature. Not for 11 members of Grantham Running Club who decided to take part in the 38th Whissendine 6ix road race round the hilly lanes of Rutland. The sell-out event formed... Continue Reading →
City of Lincoln 10K
Sunday 6 April 2025 saw the return of the very popular Jane Tomlinson's City of Lincoln 10K race. There were over 4,700 runners that crossed the finish line. Grantham Running Club was represented by 41 runners - a great turnout no doubt helped by the race being part of the club GP! The start line... Continue Reading →
North Lincs Half Marathon
11 members of Grantham Running Club made the journey to Quibell Park Stadium in Scun-thorpe on March 2nd to take part in the North Lincs Half Marathon, which saw some great per-formances including several new personal bests. First held in 2012, the Tape2Tape hosted North Lincolnshire Half Marathon makes full use of the famously flat... Continue Reading →